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Conceptual Proposal for Immigration ReformI.
 
Achieving Operational Control of America’s Borders to Prevent Future IllegalImmigrationA.
 
Securing the Border First Before any Action can be Taken to Change the Statusof people in the United States Illegally
Proponents of immigration reform acknowledge that we need to meet clear and
 
concretebenchmarks before we can finally ensure that America’s borders are secure and effectively dealwith the millions of illegal immigrants already in the United States. These benchmarks must bemet
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action can be taken to adjust the status of people already in the United States illegallyand should include the following: (1) increased number of Border Patrol officers; (2) increasednumber of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to combat smugglingoperations; 3) increased number of ICE worksite enforcement inspectors and increasedinspection resources; 4) increased number of ICE document fraud detection officers andimproved detection capability; 5) increased number of personnel to conduct inspections fordrugs, contraband, and illegal immigrants at America’s ports of entry; 6) improved technology,infrastructure, and resources to assist the Border Patrol and ICE in their missions; 7) increasedresources for prosecution of drug smugglers, human traffickers, and unauthorized bordercrossers; and 8) increased immigration court resources to expedite the removal of unlawfullypresent individuals.
Subtitle B. Further Fortification of America’s Border Enforcement Capability
Even after the benchmarks have been met, further fortifications of our borderenforcement capabilities will still be required. These include substantial increases in the numberof border patrol agents stationed on the southern and northern borders and the number of officersstationed at America’s ports of entry to conduct inspections for drugs, contraband and illegal
 
 
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immigrants. In addition, rather than spending billions of federal dollars in an attempt to link upuntested satellite technology, our strategy calls for installation of high-tech ground sensorsthroughout the southern border and for equipping all border patrol officers with the technologicalcapability to respond to activation of the ground sensors in the area they are patrolling. Thissolution is far more cost-effective than the SBInet project in Arizona and has been proven to befar more effective in the areas in which it has been deployed.As a result of this proposal, the Border Patrol will also receive substantial upgrades intechnology—including: 1) clear and secure two-way communication capabilities among allborder patrol agents conducting operations between ports of entry; 2) use of Department of Defense equipment at
 
the border; and 3) increases in the number of sport utility vehicles,helicopters, power boats, river boats, portable computers to track illegal immigrants and drugsmugglers while inside of a border patrol vehicle, night vision equipment, Unmanned AircraftSystems (UAS), Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS), scope trucks, and MobileSurveillance Systems (MSS).Notwithstanding this substantial increase to America’s current border enforcementcapabilities, this proposal recognizes that there may still be occasions where the border patrolneeds additional, flexible support to maintain operational control of America’s borders. In thisregard, the proposal recommends the creation of a border patrol auxiliary unit to assist the USBorder Patrol in accomplishing the mission of detecting, interdicting, and apprehending thosewho attempt to illegally enter or smuggle people, including terrorists, or contraband, includingweapons of mass destruction or narcotics, across US borders between official ports of entry.The proposal also provides the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to deployNational Guard personnel at our borders when needed.
 
 
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The proposal also recognizes that securing the border between America’s ports of entry isa necessary but insufficient step to preventing future illegal immigration. Due to years of insufficient investment in our port-of-entry, far more contraband and illegal immigrants enter theUnited States through our ports-of-entry than between the ports-of-entry. That is why theproposal calls for construction of additional ports-of-entry and for the hiring of thousands of newcustoms and border protection inspectors. These ports-of-entry will also have enhancedconnectivity with all government fingerprint databases to ensure that criminals are not permittedto enter the United States. We also require the construction and commencement of operations of additional permanent Border Patrol Forward Operating Bases.More must also be done to ensure that all officers within U.S. Customs and BorderProtection have the tools they need to succeed. These officers will all receive training to: 1)identify and detect fraudulent travel documents; 2) accomplish border enforcement withoutengaging in racial profiling; and 3) address vulnerable populations such as children and victimsof human trafficking. Officers will also be equipped with high-quality body armor that isappropriate for the climate and risks faced by each officer. They will also be equipped withweapons, including non-lethal intermediate force weapons, that are reliable and effective toprotect themselves, their fellow agents, and innocent third parties from the threats posed in theline of duty.Other agencies will also be asked to play a greater role in using their expertise andcapabilities to make America’s borders more secure. Immigration and Customs Enforcementwill be given additional investigators for the specific purpose of investigating alien smuggling.The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms andExplosives will be given more agents for the Southwest Border Initiative to investigate the cross-
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